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    Between the Lines

    This thought-provoking companion to Nikki Grimes' Coretta Scott King Award-winning Bronx Masquerade shows the capacity poetry has to express ideas and feelings, and connect us with ourselves and others.

    Darrian dreams of writing for the New York Times. To hone his skills and learn more about the power of words, he enrolls in Mr. Ward's class, known for its open-mic poetry readings and boys vs. girls poetry slam. Everyone in class has something important to say, and in sharing their poetry, they learn that they all face challenges and have a story to tell -- whether it's about health problems, aging out of foster care, being bullied for religious beliefs, or having to take on too much responsibility because of an addicted parent. As Darrian and his classmates get to know one another through poetry, they bond over the shared experiences and truth that emerge from their writing, despite their private struggles and outward differences.

    Target age group 12 and up
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    Star Outside My Window

    From the award-winning author of THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS comes a middle grade novel about the power of hope to sustain even when tragedy strikes.

    Ten-year-old Aniyah and her little brother Noah find themselves living in foster care after the sudden disappearance of their mum. With her life in disarray, Aniyah knows just one thing for sure: her mum isn't gone forever.

    Aniyah believes that the people with the brightest hearts never truly disappear. They become stars. When scientists discover a new star acting strangely, Aniyah knows it's really her mum. To make sure everyone else knows, too, she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime -- one that involves breaking into the Royal Observatory of London, and meeting the biggest star in Hollywood.

    This is an honest yet empathetic exploration of how people respond to difficult circumstances, told through the innocent voice of a ten-year-old girl.

    Target age group 8-12
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    Pavi Sharmas Guide to Going Home (Paperback)

    "The Fosters" meets THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS in this moving novel of a young girl who as sets off on an important mission to save a fellow foster kid from the home that still haunts her nightmares.

    Twelve-year-old Pavi Sharma is an expert at the Front Door Face: the perfect mix of puppy dog eyes and a lemonade smile, the exact combination to put foster parents at ease as they open their front door to welcome you in. After being bounced around between foster families and shelter stays, Pavi is a foster care expert, and she runs a business teaching other foster kids all she has learned. With a wonderful foster family in mom Marjorie and brother Hamilton, things are looking up for Pavi.

    Then Pavi meets Meridee: a new five-year-old foster kid, who is getting placed at Pavi's first horrendous foster home. Pavi knows no one will trust a kid about what happened on Lovely Lane, even one as mature as she is, so it's up to her to save Meridee.

    With help from Hamilton, brooding eighth grader Santos, and Hamilton's somewhat obnoxious BFF Piper, they set off on an important mission with life-changing stakes. Pavi will stop at nothing to keep Meridee safe.

    Target age group 9-12
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    Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home (Hardcover)

    "The Fosters" meets THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS in this moving novel of a young girl who as sets off on an important mission to save a fellow foster kid from the home that still haunts her nightmares.

    Twelve-year-old Pavi Sharma is an expert at the Front Door Face: the perfect mix of puppy dog eyes and a lemonade smile, the exact combination to put foster parents at ease as they open their front door to welcome you in. After being bounced around between foster families and shelter stays, Pavi is a foster care expert, and she runs a "business" teaching other foster kids all she has learned. With a wonderful foster family in mom Marjorie and brother Hamilton, things are looking up for Pavi.

    Then Pavi meets Meridee: a new five-year-old foster kid, who is getting placed at Pavi's first horrendous foster home. Pavi knows no one will trust a kid about what happened on Lovely Lane, even one as mature as she is, so it's up to her to save Meridee.

    With help from Hamilton, brooding eighth grader Santos, and Hamilton's somewhat obnoxious BFF Piper, they set off on an important mission with life-changing stakes. Pavi will stop at nothing to keep Meridee safe.

    Target age group 8-12
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    Thank You Helpers: Doctors, Nurses, Teachers, Grocery Workers, and More Who Care for Us

    Help make our new reality a little less scary for kids with this joyful tribute to all the helpers of today. Perfect for parents, caregivers, and teachers looking to model appreciation and thankfulness.

    With all the talk of germs, social distancing, and the pandemic, it's easy for kids to be confused or overwhelmed. Help reassure by encouraging them to see all the amazing ways people are keeping each other safe. From healthcare workers to delivery people, grocery workers, teachers, and more, kids can learn about the heroes in our communities taking care of us all.

    With a joyful rhyme scheme made for reading aloud, this is the perfect book to read together and foster an appreciation of those around us.

    In conjunction with the publication of this book, a contribution will be made by Random House Children's Books to Americares to benefit health workers.

    Target age group 4-8
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    Rules for Thieves (Rules for Thieves #01)

    After twelve-year-old orphan, Alli Rosco, is cursed with a deadly spell, she must join the legendary Thieves Guild in order to try and save herself in this high-stakes debut.

    Alli Rosco is smart, resourceful, and totally incapable of keeping her mouth shut. Some of these traits have served her well during her nine years in Azeland's orphanage, and others have proved more troublesome... but now that she's escaped to try her luck on the streets, she has bigger problems than extra chores to contend with. Surviving would be hard enough, but after a run-in with one of the city's Protectors, she's marked by a curse that's slowly working its way to her heart. There is a cure, but the cost is astronomical -- and seems well out of her reach.

    Enter Beck, a boy with a gift for theft and a touch of magic, who seems almost too good to be true. He tells Alli that the legendary Thieves Guild, long thought to be a myth, is real. Even better, Beck is a member and thinks she could be, too. All she has to do is pass the trial that the King of Thieves will assign to her. Join the Guild, collect her yearly reward and buy a cure. Plus, Alli hopes the Guild will be the home -- the family -- that Alli has always wanted. But when their trial goes wrong, innocent lives are put in danger, and Alli has to decide how much she can sacrifice in order to survive.

    Target age group 8-12
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    Orphan Eleven

    An engaging adventure from a Newbery Honor-winning storyteller for readers who love the circus, and anyone who has dreamed of finding the perfect home.

    Four orphans have escaped from the Home for Friendless Children. One is Lucy, who used to talk and sing. No one knows why she doesn't speak anymore; silence is her protection. The orphans find work and new friends at a traveling circus. Lucy loves caring for the elephants, but she must be able to speak to them, and to warn others of danger. If Lucy doesn't find her voice, she'll be left behind when the circus goes on the rails. Meanwhile, people are searching for Lucy, and her puzzling past is about to catch up with her.

    This lively, heartwarming novel by the award-winning author of the "Tales from Alcatraz" series is full of marvels and surprises.

    Target age group 8-12
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    Road to Paris (Paperback)

    In this Coretta Scott King Honor Book, young Paris isn't thrilled to be in yet another foster home. No matter how hard she tries to fit in, she can't ignore the feeling that she never will -- especially in a town that's mostly white while she is half black.

    Target age group 8-12
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    Hungry Ghosts

    A tale of magic, found family, and the power of being yourself -- even when the world asks you to change.

    Witches have been banned from Arrett for years. Which is why Milly has tried to ignore the tingling light that appears in her palm anytime she conjures up a wish. She has too many responsibilities as the oldest girl at St. George's Orphanage to get caught up in magicks. Sweet, quirky Cilla, though, has always longed for that power, even if it could be dangerous for her.

    Milly has always kept an eye out for her, but then, in a case of mistaken identity, Cilla is kidnapped by an angry, exiled witch who believes she's the one with magicks -- not Milly. Desperate to bring Cilla back to St. George's, Milly sets out to find her with a sarcastic young Wind stuck in the form of a cat as her companion. Along the way, they meet an independent young broomstick and gentle giant -- and a whole world Milly has never seen before.

    As she searches high and low for Cilla, one thing becomes clear: she'll have to face the stirrings of forbidden magicks inside herself in order to rescue a friend who has become more like a sister.

    Target age group 8-12
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    Me Mop and the Moondance Kid

    T.J., his younger brother, Moondance, and Mop — Miss Olivia Parrish — grew up together in the same orphanage. Now T.J. and Moondance have been adopted, and Mop has to find a family before the orphanage closes and “leftover” kids are sent away. Mop hopes that if she can play catcher for the Elks, the Little League baseball team that her friends have joined, the coach will be so impressed that he and his wife will adopt her. It’s going to take a lot of teamwork for her, T.J, and little Moondance to make their dreams come true!

    An ALA Notable Children’s Book from the award-winning author of Monster in which “wit, sensitivity, and insight [are combined] to create this funny, fast-paced story about three orphaned children and the Elks, a Little League baseball team” (Publishers Weekly).

    Target age group 8-12
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    Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor

    April didn't mean to start the fire. She wasn't the one who broke the vase. April didn't ask to go live in a big, creepy mansion with a bunch of orphans who just don't understand that April isn't like them. After all, April's mother is coming back for her someday very soon.

    All April has to do is find the clues her mother left inside the massive mansion. But Winterborne House is hiding more than one secret, so April and her friends are going to have to work together to unravel the riddle of a missing heir, a creepy legend, and a mysterious key before the only home they've ever known is lost to them forever.

    "This is the kind of read that makes your soul sit up straight. At once a heart-wrenching tale of found family and a thrilling, atmospheric mystery that keeps you guessing at every page, Ally Carter's middle grade debut is such a triumph. I loved April's character down to the barb wire wrapped around her heart, and I cheered for her journey and the extraordinary bravery required to open up to other people." --Roshani Chokshi, New York Times best-selling author of ARU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME

    "A fast-paced thrill ride of a book... it's Batman meets Annie." --Stuart Gibbs, New York Times best-selling author of the "Spy School" series.

    "An adventure-filled read with a twisty mystery and spunky friendships. I loved it!" --Melissa de la Cruz, New York Times best-selling author of the "Descendants" series.

    Target age group 10-12
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    Love Rules: A Family's True Story of Adoption and Unconditional Love

    When Michael came to live with Andrea and Dave, all he had was one bag and a list of questions. The biggest being: Will I stay?

    He met their dog, Rory, and had his favorite dinner. He went camping and started a new school with new friends. All while asking himself the same question: Will I stay? As Michael felt more and more at home, his worry that he would have to leave grew bigger than ever. And finally, one day, he got the answer to his question. And a surprise bigger than he could have dreamed of.

    Based on a the true story that captured the hearts of thousands as their courtroom video went viral, Michael, Andrea, and Dave share how they opened their hearts to another in this touching story of adoption and love. Readers will be welcomed into the life of a beautiful new family.

    Target age group 4-7
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    Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

    From New York Times best-selling Joanna Ho, of EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS, and award-winning educator Liz Kleinrock comes a powerful companion picture book about adoption and family. A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'.

    Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her birth mom and comes to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, for even though they may seem very different, they are both a part of her, and that is what makes her beautiful. She learns to appreciate the differences in her family and celebrate them.

    "Ho now creates a beautiful book about family: what makes individuals and what connects us to one another. This book is a perfect addition to any children's shelf, whether aimed at families, adoption, multicultural stories, or topics of love and acceptance." --School Library Journal (starred review)

    An Amazon Best Book of the Month for January 2024

    Target age group 4-8
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    Degenerates

    In the tradition of GIRL, INTERRUPTED, this fiery historical novel follows four young women in the early 20th century whose lives intersect when they are locked up by a world that took the poor, the disabled, the marginalized, and institutionalized them for life.

    The Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded is not a happy place. The young women who are already there certainly don't think so.

    Not Maxine, who is doing everything she can to protect her younger sister Rose in an institution where vicious attendants and bullying older girls treat them as the morons, imbeciles, and idiots the doctors have deemed them to be.

    Not Alice, either, who was left there when her brother couldn't bring himself to support a sister with a club foot.

    And not London, who has just been dragged there from the best foster situation she's ever had, thanks to one unexpected, life-altering moment.

    Each girl is determined to change her fate, no matter what it takes.

    "Respectful, unflinching, and eye-opening." --Kirkus Reviews

    "Historical fiction that not only depicts a cruel, horrifying reality but also the strength and courage of the people who had to endure it." --Booklist

    Target age group 14-17
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    All Families Are Special

    No two families are the same, but every family is special.

    When Mrs. Mack says she will soon be a grandmother, her students realize that teachers have families just like they do! Suddenly everyone in the class wants to share information about his or her own unique family.

    Sarah tells of flying to China with her parents where they adopted her sister, Rachel. Christopher tells about his parents' divorce. They are still a family, but now he and his brother spend a few days every week at their dad's apartment. Nick lives with his parents, five siblings, and his grandparents ― they need to order three large pizzas for dinner! And Hannah tells how she loves to garden with her two mommies.

    Winner of a Parent's Guide Children's Media Award

    Target age group 4-8
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